Warner Bros. issued a new statement regarding the status of the PC version of Batman Arkham Knight.

Warner claims, that Rocksteady is now leading its “team of developers and partners as we work on the PC performance issues that players have been encountering.”

“The work is significant and while we are making good progress on improving performance, it will take some time to ensure that we get the right fixes in place. “

Warner Bros continues to list the key areas where its allocating resources in order to improve the experience:

Support for frame rates above 30FPS in the graphics settings menu

Fix for low resolution texture bug

Improve overall performance and framerate hitches

Add more options to the graphics settings menu

Improvements to hard drive streaming and hitches

Address full screen rendering bug on gaming laptops

Improvements to system memory and VRAM usage

NVIDIA SLI bug fixes

Enabling AMD Crossfire

NVIDIA and AMD updated drivers

The first patch for the PC version of Batman Arkham Knight, which became available yesterday, fixed a bug which disabled rain effects and ambient occlusion, but did not improve performance nor did it remove the 30fps cap. Although that is promised to follow along with overall performance improvements as listed above.

The release notes of the first PC patch are as follows:

Fixed a crash that was happening for some users when exiting the game

Fixed a bug which disabled rain effects and ambient occlusion. We are actively looking into fixing other bugs to improve this further

Corrected an issue that was causing Steam to re-download the game when verifying the integrity of the game cache through the Steam client

Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when turning off Motion Blur in BmSystemSettings.ini. A future patch will enable this in the graphics settings menu

Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady’s uniquely designed version of the Batmobile. The highly anticipated addition of this legendary vehicle, combined with the acclaimed gameplay of the Arkham series, offers gamers the ultimate and complete Batman experience as they tear through the streets and soar across the skyline of the entirety of Gotham City. In this explosive finale, Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city that he is sworn to protect, as Scarecrow returns to unite the super criminals of Gotham and destroy the Batman forever.

Rocksteady has released a new insider episode for Batman Arkham Knight, which brings us the latest brand new gameplay straight from E3. Featuring the Loud Predator scenario as Batman attempts to stop one of Two Face’s bank robberies. The episode continues with exhilarating chase to take down Firefly and an intense Batmobile Battle Mode face off as Batman disarms one of the Arkham Knight’s Explosives.

The amazing “Those who follow you” trailer for Batman Arkham Knight revealed a new weapon called the Disruptor. This new gadget has been tailored to meet the challenges of Gotham City’s vast landscape through its long-range capabilities, and provides options that bolster Batman’s ability to control engagements like never before.

Warner Bros and Rocksteady have recently revealed the voice talent behind the iconic characters in Batman Arkham Knight, as well as the identity of Batgirl.

Batman Arkham Knight is available on the PS4, Xbox One and PC. We will bring you any new information as soon as it become available.